#Reportback: Repeated water failures leave residents high and dry
A repair job on a critical water line on the R102 bridge between Darnall and Stanger, which was meant to be completed within 16 hours, dragged on for over three days.
It left residents without water from Wednesday to Saturday. Although water was eventually restored on Saturday, the temporary fix had already failed just two days later.
This has resulted in millions of litres of water being wasted and yet another contractor being called in to redo the repair. It is nothing short of unacceptable.
The lack of communication and absence of alternative supply measures, such as water tankers during the outage, reflects a clear dereliction of duty by the iLembe District Municipality.
The DA has been pressing for answers and action, including writing to the municipal manager regarding the absence of water tankers and contingency plans and calling for the urgent resuscitation of the Umvoti Water Works project.
While we have received a response indicating some progress on the Umvoti initiative, much more needs to be done to resolve the systemic issues plaguing our water supply.
The people of KwaDukuza deserve better. The DA will continue to hold Umgeni Waterworks and the municipality accountable for their failures and will push for meaningful, lasting solutions to this crisis.
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